A fight that started inside a bar and spilled into the parking left a Canton man dead late Thursday.

Monray L. Jones, 28, of 1433 St. Elmo Ave. NE, was shot in the face and pronounced dead at 11:50 p.m. Thursday at Aultman Hospital shortly after the shooting at The Spot at 2600 Eighth St. NE, said police detective Lt. Jerry Steiner.

A fight broke out inside and the people fighting were thrown out of the bar, Steiner said. The fight continued in the parking lot, where one man pulled a gun and fired several shots. One of bullets hit Jones, Steiner said.

The gunman fled on a motorcycle with three others riding motorcycles, he said.

Steiner said detectives have a suspect, but no warrants have been issued and the investigation was continuing.

Detectives had no motive in the shooting, but said several people were involved in the fight.

“We’re still trying to track down some witnesses,” Steiner said.

No one else was seriously injured.

Jones recently was released from prison after serving an eight-month sentence for a felony domestic violence conviction, according to investigators and court records.

Court records show he also went to prison in 2001 for bribery, cocaine possession and felony evidence tampering.

At the time of his death, police had a warrant for his arrest on a disorderly conduct with intoxication charge, jail records said.

Police have been called to The Spot at least a dozen times since Dec. 1, according to police records. The calls include theft, a suspicious vehicle, an alarm, a person with a gun, a wanted person and a general “trouble” call.

The message seeking comment was left Thursday with the bar owner.

Detectives asked that anyone with information about the shooting call detectives at (330) 489-3144 or the Police Department at (330) 649-5800.